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Devonport Details and Design Lettering Art Exhibtion »

November 5, 2012
Margaret Woollett is a Lettering Artist from Narrowneck Auckland. Devonport Details and Design Lettering Art Exhibtion, hosted by the Navy Museum at Torpedo Bay Devonport Auckland New Zealand, is Margarets first solo exhibtion of her Lettering Art. This is the video of the exhibtion.    
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A tiki on my collar »

October 16, 2012
Me sitting for my offical portrait. You can see my tiki hanging from my collar. I had it polished for the occasion
Sorry I have been away for a while folks, it has been a very busy couple of weeks here at theNavyMuseum. The team were rushed off their feet with the busiest ever school holiday programme, Tiki Tag.  I’ll tell you, it brought back some memories…I remember when I was given a tiki by one of ...
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Well Underway… »

September 27, 2012
It has taken me 3 weeks to get myself  sorted and ready to actually publish this little comment and pics!….Oh what a wimp I am!….the  learning curve I am on in my mind seems so steep…in reality it is NOT!…..publish and move on ! The last couple of weeks have just flown by…..I have been ...

Let me introduce myself… »

September 26, 2012
Me just relaxing on the dock
Firstly, let me introduce myself.  My name is Hickleberry Hound, Hick for short.  I have the honour of being chosen by theNavyMuseumto represent my fellow animals who served in the navy.  Yes, you read right, I served in the navy.I served aboard HMNZS Hickleton during the Malayan/Indonesian confrontation in the ‘60s.  I was volunteered for ...
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second installment »

September 2, 2012
3 meters of wet, sticky, painted cloth.... limited space as art work shares the line with the washing!
This really is the second installment…. many have been trashed!… too long… too wordy….not the ‘right’ look for what I wish….. So the preparation has been going on in earnest!…  so far just preparation, not a lot to see other than paper drafts … notes… scribbles…deletions/additions/ sidebars…. an awful lot of reading/writing/research/refining and more refining….getting ...

A beginning…a starting point »

August 24, 2012
Machined timber
Its incredible how intimidating and empty text box can be!…..how do you start…what is it you want to say… Oh yes your make up wants you to do it RIGHT… even perfect… but this is the START… I will get better at it as I go along…. Stay in touch…

Breaking Down the Barriers »

August 14, 2012
The story of a very special exhibition.
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